Ratings, Reviews Summary for SINGULAIR (MERCK)

January 2024 Overall Patient opinion of SINGULAIR: 2.1 (not satisfied)

(based on 1370 reviews )

Ratings by Age Group for SINGULAIR
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Age Group Number of Reviews Average Rating
Pediatric (Under 18) 526 1.66
Age 18 to 24 85 2.54
Age 25 to 34 173 2.54
Age 35 to 44 232 2.4
Age 45 to 54 187 2.49
Age 55 to 64 107 2.69
Age 65 to 74 35 2.14
Age 75 and up 4 2.75

Ratings by Sex for SINGULAIR
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Sex Number of Reviews Average Rating
Male 507 1.97
Female 845 2.26
Not Specified 18 1.94

Why SINGULAIR* (Montelukast sodium ) is Prescribed for Patients*

Patient opinion of SINGULAIR: not satisfied (average rating score: 2.19)

(based on 1187 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )

Top 10 Reasons for taking** SINGULAIR
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Reason # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Asthma*286
2Rhinitis allergic*10
3Hypersensitivity*10
4Rhinitis*9
5Asthma exercise induced5
6Chronic sinusitis4
7Cough*3
8Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease*2
9Sinusitis2
10Seasonal allergy*2

*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.

Top 20 Side Effects of SINGULAIR **
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Side Effect # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Depression*256
2Anxiety*226
3Nightmare200
4Crying196
5Mood altered190
6Insomnia159
7Anger155
8Aggression147
9Mood swings144
10Irritability137
11Headache*111
12Abnormal dreams96
13Disturbance in attention94
14Somnolence94
15Weight increased89
16Fatigue*77
17Emotional distress63
18Cough*55
19Pain*55
20Screaming52

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

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* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Montelukast sodium (Montelukast, Montelukast sodium, Singulair)

**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com